A minor earthquake with magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) was reported 52 kilometers (32 miles) from Hatillo in Puerto Rico on Saturday. The temblor was reported at 09:27:53 / 9:27 am (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 02/07/16 / 2016-07-02 13:27:53 / July 2, 2016 @ 1:27 pm UTC/GMT. Unique identifier: pr16184024. Ids that are associated to the event: pr16184024. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 53 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, -66.722° West, 18.9477° North, depth 53 km.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Aguada, Corozal, Toa Alta. The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Arecibo (c. 49 300 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Levittown (c. 29 800 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Vega Baja (c. 29 300 pop), 59 km (36 miles) from Barceloneta (c. 22 300 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Manatí (c. 16 100 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Puerto Rico (c. 3 917 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days four hundred and twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 2.5 to 3.2 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 52 km NNE of Hatillo, Puerto Rico. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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